Leave Out All The Rest – English Lyrics

• By: Linkin Park
• Album: Minutes to Midnight

Lyrics & Translation

Explore Linkin Park's poignant "Leave Out All the Rest," a song about seeking forgiveness and leaving a positive legacy. This power ballad offers a chance to delve into themes of redemption and memory, enriched by its presence in the Twilight soundtrack and the band's signature blend of rock and emotion .

[English]

I dreamed I was missing

You were so scared

But no one would listen

'Cause no one else cared

After my dreaming

I woke with this fear

What am I leaving

When I'm done here?

So if you're asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes

Forget the wrong that I've done

Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

And don't resent me

And when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest

Don't be afraid

I've taken my beating

I've shared what I've made

I'm strong on the surface

Not all the way through

I've never been perfect

But neither have you

So if you're asking me, I want you to know

When my time comes

Forget the wrong that I've done

Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

Don't resent me

And when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well

Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself

I can't be who you are

When my time comes

Forget the wrong that I've done

Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

Don't resent me

And when you're feeling empty

Keep me in your memory

Leave out all the rest

Leave out all the rest

Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well

Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself

I can't be who you are

I can't be who you are

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dream /driːm/ B1	verb - to experience thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep
fear /fɪr/ A2	noun - an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous verb - to be afraid of someone or something
memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
empty /ˈɛmpti/ B1	adjective - containing nothing; not filled or occupied
reason /ˈriː.zən/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
wrong /rɔːŋ/ A2	adjective - not correct or true; incorrect
help /hɛlp/ A1	verb - to make it easier or possible for someone to do something
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from a place
strong /strɔŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
pretend /prɪˈtɛnd/ B2	verb - to act as if something is true when it is not
hurt /hɜrt/ B1	verb - to cause pain or injury to someone noun - physical pain or injury

Key Grammar Structures

• I dreamed I was missing

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action in the past, indicated by the verb "dreamed".

• What am I leaving

  ➔ Present continuous tense

  ➔ The present continuous tense is used here to indicate an action that is currently happening or ongoing, as shown by "am leaving".

• Help me leave behind some reasons to be missed

  ➔ Infinitive form

  ➔ The infinitive form "to be missed" is used to express purpose or intention.

• Don't resent me

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests, as seen in "Don't resent me".

• Keep me in your memory

  ➔ Prepositional phrase

  ➔ The prepositional phrase "in your memory" indicates the location or context in which the action takes place.

• Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well

  ➔ Present perfect tense

  ➔ The present perfect tense is used to indicate an action that has relevance to the present, as shown by "you've learned".

• I can't be who you are

  ➔ Modal verb

  ➔ The modal verb "can't" expresses ability or possibility, indicating what is not possible.